Venetian blind for motor vehicles



NUN/.11, 1930. L G, SHOCK 1,781,304

VENETIAN BLIND FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Filed Oct. l. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet lNov. l1, 1930.

L. G. SHOOK VENETIAN BLIND FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Filed Oct.

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Patented Nov. 11, 1930 UNITED STATES LAWRENCE G. SHOOK, OF LOS ANGELES,CALIFORNIA 'VENETIAN BLIND FOB MOTOR VEHICLES Application filed October1, 1927.

This Ainvention relates to Aimprovements in blinds, and particularly towhat are commonly called Venetian blinds. The invention may beconsidered as an improvement rial No. 120,101, filed July 2, 1926.

An object of this invention is to provide an improved vVenetian blindconstruction which is primarily designed to be used upon vehicles of theclosed car typewherein there is a window fra-me either on a door of thevehicle or on the body, in lwhich is slidable, a window. In vehicles ofthe closed car type, there is a window frame in which is movable awindow adapted to occupy a position across the window opening in theframe, or ayconcealed position in 'a window receiving pocket therebelow.

Another object of the invention is to provvide a Venetian blindA whichis also slidable in the window frame so as to occupy a position acrossthe window opening or a concealed pov' sition in the window receivingpocket.

`Another object of the invention is to provide a blind constructionwhich is so designed as to occupy a small amount of space, that is, thatthe blind is of minimum thickness so that the window frame will not berequired to be widened materially so as to receive both the window andthe blind.

f A further object of the invention is to pro- VOther objects of theinvention'are to provide a Venetianblind of improved construction'havinga novel means for actuating the slats so as to tilt them about theirlongitudinal axes, and to provide a blind wherein the slatsv are heldagainst rattling. Y

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will be made manifestin the following detailed description and specifically pointed out inthe appended claims, reference 1s had to the accompanying ,drawings foran Serial No. 223,333.

illustrative embodiment of the invention, wherein:

. Figure 1 is a sectional view of the improved blind taken substantiallyupon the line 1-1 upon Figure 2, parts being shown in elevation.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken upon the line 2-2 upon Figure l,illustrating the blind in a position Just below its uppermost position.l

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Figure 2, illustrating the blind in positionslightly below that shown in Figure 2.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Figure 2, showing the blind in positionslightly below that shown in Figure 3.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Figure 2, the blind being shown in itslowermost position.

Fig. 6 is a view taken on the line 2-2 upon Figure 1, the blind beingshown as having been removed to illustrate a detail of construction uponthe window frame.

Fig. 7 is a view lin elevation, parts being broken away and other partsbeing shown in section, illustrating the details of construction of theimproved blind.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken upon the line 8-8 upon Figure 7.

Fig; 9 is an end view in elevation, taken in the direction of the arrow9 upon Figure 7.

Referring to the accompanying drawings wherein similar referencecharacters desigl nate similar parts throughout, the invention isillustrated as having been applied to a door of an automobile of theclosed car type. The door provides a window frame havin a top 10, bottom11 and sides 12 and 13. T e side walls 14 and 15 connect the lower endsof the .sides 12 and 13 to the bottom 11, forming a locatedl upon theinterior of the door-'and indicated by dotted lines on Figure l, Figurel being a view from the outside of the door.

The improved blind consists of a blind frame preferably formed ofmetaland-rectangular in form,` having a top 21, sides 22 and 23 and abottom-24. This'blind frame.-

`that which is generally used ifor raising and "lowering the window 19.Thi'smay be accomplished by rotating the'crank or handle 25 which is'alsofpreferably' located onthe vinside'of the door adjacent the handle`or crank 20. A plurality ofparallel slats 26 34 is in position wholly'within-fthe, blind frame. It will be understood that'by'pulling vtheactuating bar 34 downwardly from the continued movement yof theactuating bar extend across the blind "frame between its sides 22and'23. These slats inay be formed of any desirable material. such asthin strips of wood. 'Each-'Slat 26 has -a pin27 secured thereto atoneen'd of its ends near one of its longitudinal side edges. Thepins 27extend into apertures 28 formed in; the side'23 s'o as the improvedblind is preferably arra'Iiged `v v on the outside ofthe-window. Byrotating. v

tov pivotally connect the mentioned-'ends of the slats to the side 23.On the opposite ends j ofthe slats near the. mentioned "longitudinal,side edge, there are mounted pins' 29 which have .shoulders 30 bearingagainst the-'ends f l j from their longitudinal axesxof rotation and ofthe: slats; The 'pins v291 .extend through washersi3l intoapertures-32.-formed 1n the side 22, thus. pivotingthese` endsvof'theslats to the .sid'es 22. oilfsp'rings 33 are com-l pressed aboutthe pins2 9 between the washers 31 and the shoulders, urging the slats towardtheside 23 of theffrarne to prevent rattling. Between the ends of; the'slats 26'.

which carry the pivot pins 27 and: theside of the blind frame 23, thereis arranged an actuating bar 34 which is pivotally honnectedto the endof each slat by pivot .pins35. -Notches 3.6 are-formed in the actuatingbar'34 which accommodates the pivot pins 27 whenfthe b'ar position shownin Figure 7, that the slats 26 are simultaneously tilted aboutthe'longitudi-v nal axes which are arranged adjacent one longitudinalside edge of each. slat. When the slats first start to tilt, the,actuating bar will be. carried thereby and caused to move outwardly fromwithin'theblin'd frame. A

causes the slats tol move from the position shown in Figure 4 to theposition shown in Figure 3, and further'movement moves them into theposition 'shown in Figure 2. It is possibletby pullingv thel actuatingbar further downward to cause vthe slats to assume are arranged parallelto the window 19, and

v as follows in such position the actuating bar. 34 again assumes-aposition wholly within [the blind frame. O'n the lower e'ndl of theactuating bar'there is a'pin 36 which extends through a notch 37 in theside 23 so that the end ofnm the pin projects laterally beyond' theside23. A second notch 37 is arranged below the first notch to accommodatethe pin 36when the actuating bary isv in its lowermost position. On theinterior .ofthe window frame there is formed a groove 38 intowhich thepin 36 extends, The major portion of this groove is straight as clearlyindicated -upon Figure 6, but the upper end is bent outwardly as at 39,and then inwardly as at440.

The operation of theimproved' blindv When the blind frame is'in itslowerm st position-asshown in Figure' 5, the top-of t -e blind frame isapproximately liush with'the 85 flanges 41 which are preferably providedon the top of the side walls 14 and' 15.1 vThe top of the blindframethus fills the gap between the ianges and the window 1'9 to prevent rain0r snow from falling between vthe sidewall 99 15 vvandl the. window, .itbeing understood that the crank`25 the blind frame. will be lifted.

'When the blind frame -is in its lowermost posi'-A 9@ ,t'ion, all oftheslats are extending upwardly arewholly within the blind frame.- andparallel to the window 19. During the major portion 'of the upwardmovement ofthe blind 100 frame, the slats remain in this position, buton approaching the'l uppermost position ofy theblind frame,'the pin13G-enters the outwardly extending portion 39 of the'groove 3 8.This'causes -a pull tobe'exerted on the .actuating bar and moves thelower end of the frame furtherupwardly, thepin 36 enters the portion 40of the groove38`-causing the slats i to assume 4the position' shown inyFigure 2.V When .the pin'is in the-uppermost end of the groove portion40, the ftop of theblind frame isl engaging the t'op lOof thevwind'owiframe and the actuating bar isin itslowermost posiizo tion 'whereintheslats are all again vertical but extending downwardly'vfrom their longi-125 `tudinja'l `axes of rotation. lBy lowering the blind frame bythec'rank 25, 'the operationsA as above described and their sequencearereversed, so that on lowering the blindfframe the slats-will first becaused to swing into'the4 130 vertical osition and then to be loweredbodily within t e window receivin pocket 16.

From the above describe construction it will be appreciated that a novelVenetian blind is provided which may be advantageously employed ufponvehicles of the closed car t e because o the minimum thickness occupieby the blind when in its collapsed posi tion. It will be readilyunderstood that although the blind has been primarily designed to beused upon vehicles, that it is not limited to such use but may be usedin other structures and for analogous urposes.

`It will be noted that by virtue oi) the 'fact that each slat is pivotedfor rotation about a longitudinal axis near one of its side edges, thatthe other side edge of each slat will swing through an arc more remotefrom the window than the first side ed es. In this way, it is possibleto have the lind frame very close to the window 19, which could not beaccomplished if the slats were pivoted for rotation about longitudinalaxes arranged in the centers of the slats.

Various changes in the details of construcv tion may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit or Iscope of the invention as defined .by theappended claims.

I claim:

1. In combination with a vehicle having a window opening and a windowadapted to occupy the window opening or a concealed position therebelow,means providing a Venetian blind adapted to occupy the window opening ora concealed position therebelow adjacent the window when the window isin concealed position, and means operable upon shifting the blind fromone position to anotherfor causing the slats of the blind to be turned.

2. In combination, a window frame, a Venetian blind frame movabletherein and slats extending across the Venetian blind frame forming aVenetian blind therein said slats being tlltable in the Venetian blindframe, and means for tilting the slats, said means being operable byinovlng the Venetian v blind frame relatively to the window frame.

3, In combination, a window frame having a window receiving pocketarranged adjacent the window openlng, a window movable in the windowframe adapted to occupy the window openin or a position in the pocket,and a plura ity of slats extending able in the window frame adapted tooccupy pocket, a blind frame movable in the window 4frame adapted tooccupy a position over the window opening or in the pocket, a pluralityof parallel slats pivotally mounted upon the blind frame, and anactuating bar pivotally connected to-each of said slats whereby when thebli nd frame is across the window opening the slats may be tiltedthereby, said actuating barhaving a part engageable with the windowframewhereby upon moving the blind frame over the window opening theslats will be automatically tilted by said bar.

5. In combination, a window frame having a window receiving pocketarranged adjacent the window opening therein, a window movable in thewindow frame adapted to occu y a position over the window opening or int e pocket, a blind frame movable in the window frame adapted to occupya position over the window o enng or in the pocket, a plurality ofparalle slats pivotally mounted upon the blind frame, and an actuatingbar pivotally connected to each' of said slats whereby when the'blindframe is across the Window opening thc slats may be tilted thereby, saidactuating bar carrying a pin slidable in a groove in the window framewhereby upon moving the blind frame into a position over the Windowopening the slats will be caused to be tilted thereby.`

6. A Veneti an blind comprising a blind frame, guide means ,for theblind frame, means providing a Venetian blind in the blind frame, andmeans for automatically causing the slats in the blind to be tilted onmoving the blind frame in either direction, and means for'nmoving theblind frame.

7. A Venetian blind comprising a blind frame, guide means for the blindframe, means providing a Venetian blind in the blind frame, and meansfor causing the slats of the t the blind frame and across vthe Wmdowframe constituting a: of tha movemen o means for moving the blind frame.'y

9. In combination, means providing a window opening and a pocketadjacent the window opening, a window receivable in the ino and unitarymeans for moving Vthe blind frame into the pocket or over the opening.

10. VA Venetian blind comprising a blind frame, guide means forthe'blind `frame,

, means providing a Venetian blind in the blind frame, actuatin meansfor tilting theslats of the blind, sai actuating means being operativelyconnected to the guide means so as to control the movements of theslats'wlhile" the blind framevis being moved in the guidemeans. i A

11. A Venetian blind comprising -means providing a window opening, amovable blind frame movable across the opening, aplui rality of slatstiltablymounted in the blind frame, and means for causingjthe slats'tobe' automatically tilted with respect to the blind frame as the blindframe` moves across theopenin e A v 12.i A -Vgenetian blindcomprisingmeans .providing a' window opening, -a movable. blind. frame Vn'icvableacross the opening, a

lur'alityl'of slats tiltably mounted inf the lind frame, and means forcausing the slats to be automatically tilted with respect to the b'lindvframe Aas the blind frame approaches its window opening occupyingposition.

13. A, Venetian blind Vcomprisin means providing awindow opening, a movale blind frame movablev across the opening, a plurality of slatstiltably mounted intheblind frame, means for causing the slats -t'o beautomatically tilted .with respectto the blind frame as the blind framemoves across the 5 opening, and means for moving the ,blind frame. f -v14. A Venetianjblindcom Y means -v providing a window opening, a-movaleblind rame vn lovalole across the opening,a, plu- 5 rality of slatstiltably mounted in the blind for moving the blind frame'.

frame, means for causingthe s lats to be auto@ matically tilted withrespect to the blind frame as the blind frame approaches its Win-` -idow opening occupying position, and means In testimony' whereof I havesigned my name to this specication.

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